Eclipse Select Alumni: UNC freshman Redei bound for College Cup

By CHARLIE CORR
slidetackles@mail.com

CHICAGO - Former Eclipse Select Soccer Club forward Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) is headed to the 2016 NCAA Women’s College Cup. The North Carolina freshman and her side advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s quarterfinal round with a 1-0 victory against South Carolina on Friday in Columbia, S.C.

Redei, who has worked her way back from an ankle injury, has been playing a reserve role for UNC during the postseason. On Friday, she registered two shots in 36 minutes as the Tar Heels improved to 17-3-4 on the season.

“They’ve improved so much since I’ve been out,” Redei told dailytarheel.com a week ago. “They just continue to improve, and it’s just amazing to be back playing with them.”

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Eclipse alumna Stuenkel named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week

By CHARLIE CORR - slidetackles@mail.com

CHICAGO – Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumna Karly Stuenkel (St. Charles, Ill.) was honored by the Big Ten Conference on Tuesday, earning Offensive Player of the Week accolades for her big performances this past weekend to lead Iowa to a pair of wins. The junior midfielder scored two goals during the team’s 4-1 win against Colorado State last Friday. Then on Sunday, Stuenkel tallied what proved to be the game-winning goal and assisted Iowa’s third goal – all in the opening 15 minutes – to lead the Hawkeyes to a 5-1 victory against SIU Edwardsville in Iowa City, Iowa.

Elsewhere Virginia freshman Alyssa Gorzak (Naperville, Ill.) recently tallied a goal to lead the No. 3 Cavaliers to a 2-0 victory against No. 25 Pepperdine at Klockner Stadium.

North Carolina freshman Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) tallied her third goal in five games thus far in her collegiate career, helping the Tar Heels to a 2-0 win against Villanova on Sunday at the Duke Nike Classic in Durham, N.C. She earned all-tournament honors.

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Eclipse trio of Bosco, Gorzak and Redei called in for U.S. U-20 camp

Redei, Gorzak and Bosco

Eclipse Select News Release

Eclipse Select Soccer Club forwards Marissa Bosco (St. Charles, Ill.) and Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) and midfielder Alissa Gorzak (Naperville, Ill.) have been called in for a U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team camp.

The camp is running all this week through Sunday, Aug. 30, at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Carson, Calif., with Michelle French coaching the 31-player group.

This camp is for pre-college club players as the women’s college season kicked off Friday. French is looking among this group to develop the pool of players who will next look at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea.

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Eclipse Select U-17s earn 5th place at ECNL National Finals in Virginia

Eclipse Select News Release

Eclipse Select Soccer Club’s Elite ECNL 2016 (U-17) team took fifth place at the 2014-15 Elite Clubs National League Finals near Richmond, Va., capping off another successful campaign for this talented age group.

Eclipse defeated the Dallas Sting 1-0 on Saturday in the tournament’s fifth-place game. Forward Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) scored the game’s lone goal, converting a first-half penalty kick after she was tackled from behind.

On the defensive end, Dana O’Boye (Plainfield, Ill.) played a big role during the back-and-forth match – particularly during the Sting’s aerial attacks – to keep the Dallas offense at bay, while goalkeeper Angelina LoDolce (Joliet, Ill.) made two critical saves in the second half to preserve the clean sheet.

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Four players with Eclipse Select ties bound for national team camps

CHICAGO – Mid-April will have a heavy representation of players with Eclipse Select ties at USA national team camps.

Former Eclipse Select forward Alexa Ben (Schaumburg, Ill.) and goalkeeper Caroline Brockmeier (Tallahassee, Fla.) have been called into a U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team camp. Meanwhile, current Eclipse Select forwards Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) and Alissa Gorzak (Naperville, Ill.) will represent the U.S. U-19 Women’s National Team.

The U-19 and U-20 camps both consist of 24 players and run April 11-18 at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Carson, Calif. For the U-20s, the camp will also include split-squad matches against USC and UCLA on Friday, April 17.

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Eclipse Select's Zoe Redei called in for U.S. U-20 WNT trip to Spain

Eclipse Select forward Zoe Redei

Eclipse Select Soccer Club forward Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) has been named to the U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team for a three-game tournament in La Manga, Spain.

Redei is one of 22 players called in by USA head coach Michelle French for a 10-team competition that includes games against Norway (March 5), the Netherlands (March 7) and Sweden (March 9).

This is Redei’s second call-up with the U-20s after featuring for this age group during an October camp to start the new cycle.

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Eclipse Select's Gorzak and Redei named to NSCAA All-America Team

Zoe Redei and Alissa Gorzak

Eclipse Select Soccer Club forwards Alissa Gorzak (Naperville, Ill.) and Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) have been named to the 2014 NSCAA Youth Girls All-America Team. The National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced 40 youth boys and 40 youth girls to the respective All-America Teams last Thursday.

An NSCAA All-America Luncheon will be held during the 2015 NSCAA Convention on Saturday, Jan. 17, in Philadelphia.

Gorzak and Redei currently feature for the Eclipse Elite ECNL 2016 (U-17) team, having won national titles in the Elite Clubs National League for the past two seasons with the U-15s in the summer of 2013 and the U-16s in the summer of 2014. The duo was called into a mid-October camp with the U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team as both players hope to play a role in the qualification process toward the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Eclipse Select forward trio named to U.S. U-20 WNT camp

CHICAGO (Oct. 1, 2014) – Eclipse Select Soccer Club forwards Alissa Gorzak (Naperville, Ill.), Reilly Martin (Carmel, Ind.) and Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) have been called into a U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team camp taking place in mid-October in Chula Vista, Calif.

U-20 head coach Michelle French will bring in a group of 32 players from Oct. 12-19 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. This group of players, mostly consisting of players born in 1996 or 1997, opens the new cycle that will focus on qualifying for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Eclipse Select forward Zoe Redei shoulders offense for U.S. U-18 WNT

Zoe Redei (15) scored three goals
for the U.S. U-18 WNT in Mexico.

Eclipse Select Soccer Club forward Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) was a lethal scoring machine for the U.S. U-18 Women's National Team over the past week. Redei scored all three of the USA's goals in a two-game set against Mexico's U-20 team in Mexico City.

On July 25, with the USA trailing by a goal in the second half, Redei tallied a 56th-minute equalizer to help the U.S. U-18s earn a 1-1 draw. Then on July 27, Redei scored two second-half goals for a 2-0 USA victory. She notched the game's opening goal in the 48th minute and put the match away with an 89th-minute score.

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Eclipse Select U-16 ECNL team captures 2014 national title

Eclipse Select U-16 ECNL team
celebrates second straight title

Eclipse Select Soccer Club’s two Elite Clubs National League teams had a stellar run at the 2013-14 ECNL National Finals in Richmond, Va. The event was highlighted by Eclipse Select’s U-16 group earning the national title with a 2-1 victory against the Dallas Texans last Thursday, marking back-to-back crowns for this age group. The Eclipse Select U-15s won the 2013 ECNL Final.

Additionally at this year’s event, the Eclipse Select U-17s took second place in the country after posting a 2-0-1 record in group play.

For the U-16s, the Lea Waddle (Lake Forest, Ill.) scored what proved to be the game-winning goal off of a Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) cross to take a 2-1 lead. Marissa Bosco (St. Charles, Ill.) added a first-time volley from 20 yards out to push the Eclipse Select lead to 3-1 in the 68th minute. Earlier in the game, Alia Martin (Carmel, Ind.) scored on a penalty kick in the 21st minute after Bosco had been taken down in the box. That gave Eclipse Select a 1-0 lead at the time.

On Wednesday, Eclipse Select’s U-16s fell short to Players Development Academy, 2-1, but the squad had already qualified for the title match.

For the U-17s on Thursday, Eclipse Select fell 1-0 to the Dallas Sting, but the runner-up finish did not dampen what was a great postseason performance for this group. Eclipse Select advanced to the final with a 1-0 victory against Players Development Academy last Wednesday. Chelsea Burns (Jacksonville, Fla.) scored the game’s only goal off of an Ann Marie Niro (Barrington, Ill.) assist.

Eclipse Select forward Zoe Redei

Redei Headed to U.S. U-18 WNT camp in Mexico: Fresh off Eclipse Select’s U-16 ECNL national championship, the busy soccer schedule for Eclipse Select forward Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) continues this week. She was named to the U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team for a camp that runs July 22-28 in Mexico City. The U-18 roster, led by April Heinrichs, includes 20 players. This marks Redei’s third national team call-up this year after starring for the U.S. U-17 during the 2013 CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship with five goals (tied for the team lead with Mallory Pugh).

For the latest Eclipse Select news, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Eclipse Select's Redei to represent USA in U-17 NTC Invitational

Eclipse Select forward Zoe Redei

CHICAGO (Jan. 27, 2014) -- Eclipse Select forward Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) has been named to the U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team roster when the USA hosts a four-team tournament from Feb. 5-9 at U.S. Soccer's National Training Center in Carson, Calif.

Meanwhile, Eclipse Select defender Hailey Blanchard (Frankfort, Ill.) is also out west to take part in the 2014 US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program National Training Camp running from Monday through Friday at Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix, Ariz. Blanchard was part of the ODP camp at this time last year, and she competed in the id2 camp in New Jersey during the fall of 2013.

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Eclipse Select's Redei shines on international stage for U.S. U-17 WNT

Eclipse Select forward Zoe Redei

CHICAGO (Nov. 28, 2013) -- As one of only two uncapped players heading into the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Women's Championship in Jamaica, Eclipse Select forward Zoe Redei thought she would need to wait her turn to have a voice on the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team.

Turns out, Redei would put together a National Team debut unparalleled by any previous women's player at the Youth National Team or senior National Team level.

The Highland Park, Ill., native scored a whopping four goals in her U-17 WNT debut and earned some well-deserved praise and acknowledgment during the tournament in late October and early November.

Following her four-goal game against Guatemala, Redei felt the heavy reception from the home front:

"My parents were watching at home and were not able to make it to Jamaica. All my teammates were watching. When I came back from the game, I had a bunch of text messages and notifications. I was really surprised. Almost all of my teammates texted me to tell me how proud they were. A bunch of people at home were sending me messages on Facebook, Instagram, people I didn't even know."

Read more about Redei's experience on EclipseSelect.org.

Eclipse Select's Zoe Redei named to U-17 WNT for World Cup Qualifying

Eclipse Select's Zoe Redei (left)
holding the 2013 U-15 ECNL
National Championship
trophy with Becky Koch.

CHICAGO (Sept. 26, 2013) -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club forward Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) is one of 19 players who have been named to the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team roster. This group, which will include one more roster spot, will be competing for the USA in the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Women's Championship from Oct. 30-Nov. 9 in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Redei currently plays for Eclipse Select's U-16 Elite Clubs National League team. In 2012-13 at the U-15 level, she helped Eclipse Select win the ECNL National Championship, followed by a title at the US Youth Soccer National Championships, where Redei was named to the USYSA U-15 Best XI.

For more, visit www.EclipseSelect.org.

Eclipse Select U-15 USYSA Black advances to Nationals

The Eclipse Select U-15 USYSA Black Girls team stamped its ticket to the 2013 US Youth Soccer National Championships as the club performed exceptionally during its recent trip to Florida in both USYSA National League and Elite Clubs National League play over the past week and a half.

The U-15 USYSA Black team went 2-0-1 during its final three games of USYSA National League play from Dec. 31-Jan. 2, then defeated New Jersey, 2-0, on Thursday, Jan. 3, to win the Disney championship at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. The U-15 USYSA Black team officially qualified for Nationals with its 4-0 victory against HYS Freedom (Va.) on Tuesday, Jan. 1, with Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) scoring two goals, Foster Ignoffo (Geneva, Ill.) adding a goal and Gabi Hart (Western Springs, Ill.) capping off the scoring.

For more about Eclipse Select, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Six Eclipse Select players invited to U.S. Club Soccer id2 Camp in N.J.

Eclipse Select Communications

CHICAGO -- Six players from the Eclipse Select Soccer Club have been invited to participate in this weekend's U.S. Club Soccer id2 Camp this weekend in New Jersey.

Eclipse Select U-15 midfielder Ann Marie Niro (Barrington, Ill.), and from the U-14s Eclipse Select midfielder Marissa Bosco (St. Charles, Ill.), forward Alissa Gorzak (Naperville, Ill.), midfielder Mikaela Niermann (Geneva, Ill.), forward Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) and midfielder Cassie Rohan (Palatine, Ill.) are all taking part in an id2 Program Training Camp, which started on Thursday and runs through Sunday at the PDA Soccer Complex in Zarephath, N.J., for 1997-98 girls.

Read more at EclipseSelect.org.

Eclipse's Redei joins U.S. U-14s

Eclipse Select & U.S. Soccer Communications

Eclipse Select Soccer Club forward and Highland Park, Ill., native Zoe Redei is one of 36 players called up to the U.S. U-14 Girls' National Team training camp, which runs from Sunday, Sept. 18, to Sunday, Sept. 25, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Redei is the only Illinois-based player joining the training camp.

Redei participated in the U.S. U-14 Girls' National Team Identification Camp from July 31 to Aug. 7 in Portland, Ore., where 72 players were selected for evaluation. The upcoming training camp represents the core of the 2012 U-15 Girls' National Team player pool.

Read more at EclipseSelect.org. For the latest U.S. Soccer news, visit USSoccer.com.